The Sun. — London, England, 1826-07-28 00:00:00

SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. In addition to the burdens and embarrassments natu rally, or at least generally, affecting the commerce of the empire for some time past, there has arisen, we lament to say, another cause of suffering, which, if still partial in its ?p_eration, is most unnatural and revolting in its principle. We mean the system of outrage upon the mercantile flag of England, by ban& of pirates assuming the colours of nations from whom Englishmen and English property hive a right to the most active officeS of kindness, for bearance, or protection. At one extremity of the Medi tenant= this evil is perpetrated by Greeks—at the other by a body of freebooters pretending to be republicans of South America. The mischief in both quarters has, we are informed, arrived at a pitch no longer to be tole rated, with any consideration for the interests of our commerce, or for the honour of the British flag.— It is unquestionable, that the conduct observed by England towards neutral Powers, when she was her self. a belligerent, has established a precedent capable of much abuse, and convertible to vexatious purposes against her own commerce, now that she has., ceased to be a belligerent, and that others who are engaged in war conceive themselves justified in applying to her the measures which she set the example of em ploying towards other neutrals. Thus, upon the legality , long contended for by this country, of searching for and seizing enemy's goods at sea, which were alleged by Buo nal?arte and his partisans to be covered in ell cases by the flag which conveyed them, the Turks and Greeks, the South Ainericans near Spaniards, might all have justified the stoppage and ch of neutral merchantmen, though not freighted with cargoes of contraband war, for the sake of ascertaining whether any portion of the Goods on board them were Greek or Turkish, Spanish or South American property. That the Turks have not been accused, at least generally, of exercising any such power upon neutral commerce, may be ascribed to the indolent and unenter prising habits which characterise their system of warfare. The Spanish Government delegated in practice the power of molesting neutrals to privateers, after her navy had be come extinct ; the privateer of course abused the right ; the pirate succeeded to the privateer, and made the power which he usurped, and the character which he personated, a vehicle for the most frightful atrocities and spoliations. What the Turks forbore to try, the Greeks have succeed ed in perverting. The flag of that loose and half-moraled people has covered the most audacious insults, ob structions, and robberies of British commerce; and, favoured by the disasters of the war, the incapacity of their national marine to act in bodies under any certain rules, and the general relaxation of discipline, and absence or weakness of legal authority, theprivateers of Greece have degenerated into a piratical banditti, regarding the proper ty of all nations alike as their prey; and finding more Bri tish merchantmen ifioat than those of any other people, have found amongst them' accordingly more subjects for cruelty and plunder. Men, we are aware, in ail profes sions, are apt to speak largely of their own wrongs ; but facts speak for themselves in this instance,—a list of spo liatioes is given on authority alike specific and respecta ble, and the proceedings of the robbers, from the seizure of the merchandise to the sale of it, are described with minuteness and apparent fidelity. The worst of this sys tem, as has been fairly stated, is not the mere plunder of the goods, which affects the fortune of the individual losers only; but as these goods are of British manufacture, the eager sale of them by the plunderers, at half their intrin sic worth, deprives the great body of our exporting mer chants of all chance of a remunerating price for their pro perty, and, in times like the present, swells itself into a calamity most grievous to the nation at large. Under such circumstances, it is not too much to ask that a more complete and satisfactory protection should be furnished, by the British navy to the merchant. We are aware of the difficulties opposed to our marine in the Archipelago, by the intricacy of the navigation, the number of the islands, the minuteness of the creeks into which the pi rates run for shelter, the velocity as well as multitude or their little vessels, and the shrewdness and desperation of the owners; but if the British cruisers on the station be not sidlicient in number, or well adapted by their size and Construction to the service, let others more qualified he sent to reinforce them; it is on such points as these that we have ever pressed for a parsimonious expenditure of public income. If our commerce goes, the sinews of the navy are cut off, in men as well as money. At the oppo site boundary, as we have said, of the Mediterranean, the trade Of England is subjected to a similar process ciour rageous insult and oppression. Under the flags of Colom bia and her sister republles, a swarm of privateers, or rather pirates, infest the neighbourhood of the Straits, and under - pretence of searching for Spanish goods, rob friend and foe with equal and impartial diligence. The cargoes thus purloined are carried off to the West Indies, or to some part of the Spanish main, and sold, as at Smyrna, for prices ruinous to trade ; while the cause of liberty itself is betrayed, seal the fame of independent na tions loWered, by these unauthorised and guilty usurpa tides of the flag and title of South America. It is indeed asserted, that these vessels are not 'so mitch as manned by natives of the country tinder which they profess to navi gate—on the contrary, there is reason for believing that many of them are fitted out by foreign merchants residing at Gibraltar, as a central point, where I n t e lligence is promptly . received and acted on respective prizes worthy of spoliation. The whole subject cannot be too earnestly recommended to the notice of the King's Ministers. — Times. Much jealousy is said to be felt by the London bankers respecting the project for establishing branches of the Bank of England in the country, especially those who have themselves formed banks in those places where this sort of rivalry is likely to present itself. From what we have learnt of the proceedings of the new branch bank at Gloucester, the bankers are likely to be deprived in part of the agency for receiving dividends, tine); for the sale of stock by powers of attorney, which is a department of the banking busi ness much coveted. , This is now undertaken, we believe, by the branch bank at Gloucester, and the credit de rived from the connexion with the parent establishment is likely to make it extensive. It is natural that all men should exercise a jealous watchfulness after their personal interests; but we may safely venture to affirm that this feeling of jealousy against branch banks has led some interested parties to represent affairs in the manufac turing districts as. much less disastrous than they really are, because they seek to create an impression in very high quarters that trade is about to revive--that the re newal of confidence, one of the benefits anticipated from branch banks, Is about to take place spontaneously ; and in fact, that a continuance of the old system, of width they are the supporters, will do all that is desired. The Bank Directors naturally will have to expect from this feeling that every possible obstacle will be presented.to the com pletion of their plan on the part of the bankers. At pre sent, from whatever cause, they are a marvellous illustra tion of the proverb that "great bodies move slowly."— Times. prevail with regar Much difference of opinion *ems to to the plan of the Batik of England for introducing il i : anc d h , Banks into the coun tr y . A ._good deal May 'The establishment b t e i o f ;t i r i l a d o r t i:o s b i : both sides of the que stion. B a nks will no doubt te nd to check the forgery f particularly the small notes. In several parts of England,' a t present—such as Lancitshire, there are few other notes 'in ctienlation than those of the Bank of England, yet though the clerks in the banking concerns in that quarter ma know forged notes its well as the clerks in the Bank of England, and consequentl rect thtaking oen), thff e ey nders into have not so summary a power, we bel eve of custody, nor would they have the same interest as the Bank- . of England agents in, carrying 'on n d the prosecuandtions the Should; :kliffdoze„.. the march of scien avanc e, present sygre-e>.o9lnery continue or increase, which is probable, Mid should the circulation of paper medium be come more and more extensive, and the bank of England, in consequence of Exchanges being against us at sonic futureildt446tigefittibliged'to issue one and two pound .141V:Zlerel*..,, notes, the change will be advantageous ; for by means of those Branch Banks forgeries will be more easily detected, and sooner puifished than if there were only one establish ment, as at present in London. The confidence too re posed in the Bank of England will tend to diminish the public anxiety as to the value of paper money. But be yond the advantage of checking forgery, and consequently preventing executions or banishment, there cannot be any great advantage to the country. Indeed it may be a question whether there is not too much paper already, and too great facility afforded by the Bank of England in discounting bills. When Branch Banks shall he established in various parts of the country, the dis counts will probably increase, and at the same time the quantity of paper medium. These will give a false glare to trade and commerce for awhile, but they will produce, in the long run, bad effects. By means of these discounts, and consequent large issues of medium, large commercial speculations are encouraged, exports and imports are in creased, establishments without any real foundation are propped up for a time, and at last the crush comes.— . ()wing to the kite system, various branches of manufacture and trade are often carried on at a loss, till the affairs can go on no longer, and nothing is left to meet the bills, or answer the demands of creditors. Such a state ,of things often exists in London, Manchester, Liverpool, Glasgow, and other trading towns. Instances are not unfrequent where persons, without a farthing of property, have car ried on trade to a great extent, and been regularly losing every year, and all this through what is called the Bank of England discount facility. This may be given as the great cause of those dreadful and extensive failures that occur every six or seven years. The establishment of these Branch Banks will increase this evil. As the Branch Banks must be carried on at the expense of the Bank of England the Directors will naturally endeavour to increase the business, and no doubt ' follow the same course in the country as in London. Consequently at Manchester, Li verpool, Birmingham, Bristol, and wherever Branch Banks are established, the traders and merchants will ap ply to the Bank of England in preference to Country Banks, because at the former they are chargedonly five per cent, while the latter charge five per cent. besides commission. This practice of discounting bills to such an extent as is pursued by the Bank of England, in Lon don, will therefore be injurious to the country banks. At first the country will appear to be prosperous, but in the , end such a system must give rise to convulsions. If the Bank of England were limited to a certain issue of notes, such consequences could not occur to any very great ex tent. But unfortunately there is no limitation as soon as these banks are established, the Directors will, in the first instance, increase their issues, in order to pay the ex- pences of the new establishments, and in the next place, for the purpose of realising extra profits. This increased quantity of circulating medium will enhance the price of all commodities, and consequently encourage absenteeism. A man with an income of one, two, or three hundred pounds a year will be found to abandon his country, and foreigners 'will be deterred from coming to England on account of the high price of things. Heavy taxes, or a superabundant me dium, must always have such effects, and to these probably may be traced the beginning of the decay of nations. When the rzpence of living in any one country exceeds in a great proportion that of other countries, those that ought to be the stay of the country—namely, those of little fortunes— are the first to leave it. The country becomes comparatively depopulated, trade and manufactures languish, new places for livin g _ are discovered, and, like Venice and Ge neva, Great Britain may yet have to regret the adoption of systems, which will for awhile produce apparent prosperity, but which in the end will pro bably entail on her lasting calamities. It is painful to contemplate such a state of things, but it must be evident to every one, that instead of approaching gradually to a gold medium, we are only receding further from it.— But if the paper system should be so predomi nant as it. was about 20 years ago, when gold and silver were driven out of the country, in consequence of ex changes being against us, we hope that the Bank Directors will devise means of supplYing the want of oilyer by I issuing notes of 30s, anti Ws. each, in addition to one and two pound notes. If, however, the system of paper Money were kept within due bounds, if forgeries were sufficiently guarded against, and we were not disturbed by a foreign enemy, paper money would be preferable to gold.. The fluctuations of commerce would not take it out of the country, as is invariably the ease with gold when the ex changes are against us. Had it not been for paper money about 20 years ago, when the country was drained of gold, we must have carried on our trade by barter. The incon venience of this can be easily imagined, and such a state of things must certainly have continued till the trade with "oreigners turned in our favoitr.--Merning Herald. Wwwitats.----A country lady, not a hundred miles from York, being told of the wigwams in Ame rica, observed, that she had read of them before, and begged to be informed whether they would bite. DISTURBANCE AT CABBAGE G ARDEN.---Patrick Connolly, Peter Byrne, Robert Moore, john M'Atdey, and Peter Reilly, were on Monday morning brought up for examina tion before the. Magistrates of the Head Office, charged with a disturbance and interrupting the Rev. Mr. Hillas in the perform ance of the funeral service over the body of a man named Fitz gerald, as noticed in our paper of Saturday.--From the circum stances that came out Am the investigation, it appeared, that Fitz gerald, who was a Protestant, had been married to a Catholic, and the wife was unwilling that he should be interred according to the rites of the Established Church. The interruption com menced. by Connolly throwing clay on the coffin before the proper time arrived fur doing so ; some more of the party joined iii thus ; clay was likewise thrown at Mr. Hillas, who was hustled by the mob. Remonstrance being found ineffectual, the police were sent for, when the men named were taken into custody, and lodged in Werburgh-street watch-house, notwithstanding the attempt of the mob to rescue them. The moot violent awl threatening lan guage was used towards the police. It likewise appeared that Fitzgerald had been a Catholic, but bad changed his religion some years back. The whole of the party were held to bail, on peace informationc.....Freemates joiond. OTTER HUNTING ON THE AMERICAN COAST. —The Russians have for some 'years carried on a very consider able trade in furs, procured from the north-west coast of America, which principally consist of the skins of the sea-otter. For taking these animals, the Russians retain in their service many . _ the native inhabitants of the coast, just meutioned, aoumher o • •••• whom proceed together in separate bidarkas (a kind of. small boat, peculiar to that part of the world), and as any of the party perceives an otter, lie throws his arrow, or small harpoon, at it, and pulls to the place where it plunges. lie here stations his boat, and then lifts up his oar. The rest of the hunters, cm observing the signal, form a circle round it; and, the moment the animal shows its head above water, be that is nearest throws his arrow, and then hastens to the spot Where the otter again disappeared; while the hunter, by raising his oar, again exhibits the sig nal fiir a second circle to form In this manner, the chase continue' till the animal, exhausted b) fatigue,,,as well as less. of blood, which incessantly flows from repeated wounds, is at length, taken. lf, at the commencement of the is, the prey happens to receive a serious wound, he is quickly captured i but it sometimes occurs that twenty hidarkaa are employkd half a day in taking ,a single otter.— This animal will sometimes tear the arrow from its body with its teeth, for the purpose of effecting , its escape, which, however, seldom happens, and is almost impossible, as the Cadistek people, exercised from childhood to this species of the chase, are not only . very expert it it, but are able to ascertain the course of the otter under water. In fine weather, this is known by the bubbles which appear on the surface ; while, in rough Weather, the otter always directs hi" mane against thewincl. When a female otter happena to attacked, in company with her young one, the mother home flistAY clasps the young one with her fore feet, and plunges be ' nitt e l: ri t i h t e h a l t i l e rf ex ace: However, as the cub is not able to remain a . water, she is under the necessity of rising again very atom , a at sometimes nr,eantotilsej l e la pt iii ktur te ate wa ti,i t en li rtn a f t idr t o b in e tteiu l i tu r nte y r;e n o g n ioenue,p in which w tl h ie it IVaing herself to the darts of her pursuers. It long its criaesnitil;arinlaahrdetensivomp v ; er b y a bid th ar e k l a no frtri Pr w nf: h olel ic s:o h amealoe t n h etb e rhy l e ' h p letil t al : :-: , I (Teti, plaining captive. , the ease, she will destrey 0 -- t. gl o w -ha - t r u cubs ' If tlhaleti.:l4rnat shares the fate of her little C 4lll. which is sornetime , devote her whole 4 .,.. ‘ " e 1 ! , n order that she may be able to "-"wvn t<t the protection of the other.-- (, Annata of Sporting. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. BOW-STREET. —Yesterday, George Archer alias Bartlett, and James Foyle, were brought Were Mr. Hants, and under went a very long examination, charged as accessories in the rob bery of the Birmingham Post Coach in April last, of a parcel, containing 3351. in Bank-notes, the property of Messrs. Bolton and Witt, engineers of Birmingham. The circumstances of the robbery have been already detailed in the journals at the time of the examination, and subsequently upon the trial of Edward Archer, at the last Old Bailey Sessions, for stealing the parcel. Since he had been .on board the hulks, in pursuance of his sentence, information has been obtained by Ruthven, the officer, which led to the issuing of warrants against the prisoner, G, Archer, who is said to be the father of Edward, and of Foyle, who was at the time of the robbery a clerk id the booking-office at the Spread Eagle in Grace church-street. They were examined shortly ten days ago, and remanded until yesterday. Archer was a stage-coachman. Foyle is a very young man, and his connexions are extremely respecta ble. His brother and several gentlemen, his friends, were in at tendance yesterday, Witnesses were then called to prove the safe delivery of the par cel in question to the guard of the post-coach, at the booking-office in Gracechurch-street, and its subsequent abstraction from the coach on thejourney ; and Mr. Larkman, the clerk, who deliver ed the parcel, and told the guard what it contained, swore that Foyle stood by at the time, and heanl what was said. It was next proved, by witnesses from the Bank of England, that on the 12th of April, the day after the robbery, the prisoner George Archer went to the Bank .and tendered 3001. in notes, forming part of those stolen, and obtained sovereigne for them. Mr. Kingston, one of the Bank clerks, saw him upon that occa sion fir a considerable time, and swore positively to his person. He brought the notes in a small bag. He also got cash for seven Si. notes, He gave as his name and address, " Toobe, Henley upon-Thames." John Dorrington, a fishmonger in Britannia-street, Citrroad, stated that just before the termination of the cod-season, which ends in May, he sold the prisoner Archer some cod-fish, which was sent by his desire to the King of Prussia, a neighbouring public-house. The landlord refused to take it in at first, but did eventually. Witness knew the prisoner as Mr. Archer. Mrs. 'Pugh, a butcher, proved the same fact with respect to some beef-steaks. Mr. Smith, the landlord of the King of Prussia, proved, that Archer and another person dined together at his house in April last, upon cod-fish and beef-steaks ; and that Archer bail a small dirty bag with him. He could nut identify the other man if he were to see him. He recollected Archer, when he ordered the dinner, telling him (witness) that; he was going to pay or receive money somewhere, and that he would be back and meet his friend to dinner ; and did so. George Ruthven, the officer, deposed to his apprehending Edward Archer at Lewes, and seeing the prisoner George in the same room with Edward. On the 10th of July instant, the pri soner George was apprehended by Sedger, a patrol, and brought to witness at this office. Witness said—" How do you do, Mr. Archer? you did not expect to see me here so soon."—He replied, " My name is Bartlett, and not Archer." Witness said, " 0 yes, it is. You remember being at Lewes when I took your son." He said, in answer to this remark, that witness did not see him at Lewes, for he was not there. On the 12th of July, witness ap prehended the prisoner Foyle at Hull, in Yorkshire, where he was still in the employnient of Mr. Chaplin, the coach proprietor, at his office there. Witness said he had come on very unpleasant business ; that his name was Ruthven, from Bow-street ; and that he came to take him for being concerned in the robbery of the parcel for which young Archer had been convicted. Hs also told him that he had got old Archer in custody. He said he was quite prepared to go. Witness said to him, " I know all aboutit ; I know where you received 200 sovereigns as . your share from old Archer ; it was at a public-house where you dined ;" to which he replied " You must be a strange man to say so." Witness said, he was quite sure he was right, for that old Archer bad shown an inclination to tell all about it. The prisoner said he knew nothing about it, and witness took him to the House of Correction. He expressed a wish to have his books sent to him, in order that he Might make them up, and witness said he would bring them. Witness went to his apartments, where he saw his wife, and she handed some books to him,. He saw Mrs.. Foyle take a small hook from a desk, and she was going towards the door with it, when he said, " perhaps this is one which he wants," and attempted to take it hum her. She held it very tight, until lie said that he must have it, and she then let it go, and burst into team In that book he found a letter, ad dressed ~ Me. Arelwr, to,wher, Pluninter-stroet,C.ity.rowl." The following were the notitevitii,.... , loud ward where tsed is gene. and tell George to write to me by She post, to be left at the Cross Keys, Hull. There shall be a good birth for him when he comes out.—July 10." The latter had no signature, nor was it sealcd. He also found a card, on which the same address was written, with the addition of "By steam-packet—carriage paid." Mrs. Foyle wrote on a piece of paper as follows, and gave it to witness :—," Tell all, I entreat you—it is only adding to your trouble to act falsely. Take care of your health. Ceet themoney from Mr Searle and Mr. Walk den, and Mr. Chaplin will, I am sure, act with mercy towards yon. Write when you get to town." This piper witness took to the House of Correction, and read to Foyle, and the following morning he, unso licited,said to him, "It is the first time I ever did any thing wrong ; I am very sorry, but that old rascal Archer came several times after me, and seduced me to it. He asked me if we did not carry a great deal of money at times? I told him, yes ; and he asked ins which coach carried most, and I said, 'We send a good deal by the Post.' Several meetings took place before I knew what he Potent, and when I did, 1 shuddered at it, and have not known a happy moment since." He added, that when Archer first came to him he wanted a situation as coachman. ' Witness said, " If I have been rightly informed, I know where you dined together when you received the 200 sovereigns." The prisoner admitted that he was right, and said, that after be had received the money from Archer, the landlord, Smith was invited in to dinner,— Archer carried away the money in a bag. Witness asked him what be had done with the money, and he said he had laid it out in purchasing a coach and some horses for Mr. Walkden. Wit ness recollected having seen him hand a pocket-book to his wife, and he went back to the house to search, but could not find it.— He asked prisoner if be bad any money, and be said he had, and that it was in his pocket-book, which he said was. in a secret drawer in his room. Witness found it there, and found in it 135/. in bank notes. In tile course of the journey to London the prisoner remarked that he was without moues', upon which wit ness said, that probably upon application to the Magistrate he would have the 135/. given up to him. He replied, " No—l don't want it. It is Mr. Chaplin's money, let him have it," This was the whole of the evidence; and Mr. Butler, for the prosecution, prayed for the committal of both the prisoners for trial, Foyle as an accessory before, and Archer sifter the fact. Mr. Humphries, for the prisoners, contended there was not legal evidence against Foyle su.fficient 'to warrant his committal, and spoke in strong terms of condemnation of the mode in which what was called a confession was obtained. Mr. HALLS was of opinion that the case must go to a jury, and it prisoners were hilly committed. The examination lasted the whole of the afternoon. UNION-HALL.--Ma. Poot,r, AND Mlt. ELLUITCOL, Yesterday Mr. Ellisten attended at this office, having just ar rived from the country, ia pursuance of the notice left at his house by Glanuon, the officer, to answer .an alleged assault committed upon the person of Mr. Pople, on the evening of Friday last, in Vauxhall-gardens. Mr. Peole, it appeared, had been engaged the whole of the morning at the Sessions-house, preferring his bill of indictment before the Grand Jury against the defendant. When, however he heard that Mr. Elliston was in edi t 1 attendance at this offi ce ,' he repaired thither limn ey, where it was decided by the Magistrate (M. SWABEY ) Esq.) that the 'complaint should be heard, notwithstanding the proceedings that had been instituted elsewhere. The parties then took their stations in the places, allotted fur complainants and defendants. Mr. Elliaton commenced an apology to the Magist ra t e , accoun ting for his untoraiduhla absence from town when the warrant wa s g ranted against him on th e complaint of Mr. Poole; in the course of which he stated, that several absurd paragraphs had a ppeared in the newspapers of what had occurred a few nights ago at Vauxhall-gardens, all of which were exaggerated, and he could only account for this circumstance by,the knowledge he had of the very considerable influence Mr. Poole possessed over the press. Mr. Poole smiled at the latter pa.t of the observations used by, Mr. Elliston, and said that he was not at' all aware of his having such mighty influence with the press , sa had been, just insinu ated. Whether it w as t h e ease or not, he certainly cou ld most positively and co n s c i ent i ously dec l are , that he had not wr i tten any paragraphs on the subject at present .under investigation himself, and he also dlselaimed . any knowledge of the person by whom they were written, or the manner in which they obtained in sertion. The Magistrate observed, that he had nothing whatever to do: with what had appeared in the n ewspapers on the subject. His duty was to hear the circumstances of the alleged assault, and to. hold the defendant to hail, if necessary. Mr, Poole then proceeded to detail all the fads of the moult committed upon him by the defendant, as they have already ap peared. Mr. Swatear . .—You will make Oath, Mr. Poole, that Mr- Elliston attacked you in the first instance ? Mr. Poole.—Certainly he did. Mr. SWABEY.—And that previous to the assault no ill lan guage was resorted to on your part to excite Mr. Elliston to com mit a breach of the peace? Mr. Poole.—None whatever. lam not conscious of having given him the slightest provocation. So far from that being the case, I was not aware of his being in the gardens, or indeed, in London, until he darted upon me on the night in question, and committed the unfair assault upon me. The Magistrate, addressing Mr. Elliston, , said, that if he had any thing to offer in justification of the complaint just made against him, he should be happy to hear it. Perhaps it would be the better way to refrain from entering into any defence in the present stage of the business, and merely to put in bail to answer the charge at the Sessions. Mr. Elliston thanked the Magistrate for his suggestion, and said that he should wish to reserve his defence until the case came before a jury. He now availed himself, however, of alluding to a vague report which had been circulated of his having embarked for America immediately subsequent to the occurrence in Vaux hall-gardens. " That is not the case," added he, " for ram now in attendance at this office in propria persona." He cer tainly intended to leave England for Lisbon for the benefit of his health; and with respect to his voyage to America, that would be undertaken at a future period, for the purpose of retrieving the embarrassments into which he had recently fallen. Nothing, however, should induce him to quit the country until the charge exhibited against him was investigated, as he considered that be received provocation of the most gross nature from Mr. Poole. The Magistrate asked Mr. Elliston whether he was prepared with bail. Mr. Elliston replied, that he had come away from home in such a hurry, that he had totally forgotten to provide himself with what was now required. Mr. SWARM' then asked Mr. Poole, whether he had any ob jection that the defendant should give his own security for his ap pearance at the sessions, as he had no friends present to become his bail. Mr. Poole expressed himself perfectly satisfied with any sug gestion of the Magistrate. At this period of the business, Mr. Ware, a solicitor, residing in the Borough, entered the office, and immediately proffered his services to become bail for Mr. Elliston, remarking that he had no personal acquaintance with that gentleman, that he should feel harpy in rendering him a service, in consequence of his distin guished talent, and the amusement and gratification he had de. rived on witnessing his performances. Mr. Elliston made a most profound bow to the gentleman who had pronounced so high an encomium on his theatrical talent, and thanked him for his politeness in offering to become his bail. Mr. Poole ,here expressed a hope that the defendant 'would not traverse the case until the next Sessions. Mr. Staples, the chief clerk, intimated that the case, in all probability, would be traversed, as it was necessary a certain number of days should elapse from the committal of the assault until the ensuing Sessions. In the present instance only a few days brid transpired from the complaint against Mr. Elliston be ing made, and the commencement of the Sessions. Mr. Elliston said that he should rather prefer removing the case into a superior Court at once. The Magistrate then bound over Mr. Ware in the sum of 201., and Mr. Elliston in his own recognizance, the sum of 401., for his appearance at the Sessions. LAW PitomoTiorr.—The Gazette of Saturday night notifies that his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant has been pleased to appoint John Lloyd, Esq., K.C. to be one of his Ma jesty's Commissioners for the relief of Insolvent Debtors, in Ire! , land, in the room of John Parsons, Esq. K.C. deceased.. This appointment is highly popular, not only with the profession, but with the public, by whom Serjeant Lloyd is greatly respeCted for his pure constitutional principles, and his-spotless and amiable private life.--Freeman's Journal. CORONER'S INQUEST.--MELANCHOLY SU IC IDE BY TAKING PotsoN.—Yesterday afternoon an Inquest was held at the Horse and Bower public-house, Horreferry-road, before Thomas Higgs, Esq., on the body of Sarah Roberts, an inte resting young woman about 16 years of age, who terminated her existence by taking a quantity of nux vomica. The Jury, after a long discussion as to the impropriety of selling poison to perfect strangers, and that, too, in such a quantity, returned a Teriliet " that thelleuessed terminated her exuaence by taking a quantity of ',tux yenning* while labouring under temporary derangement," at the same time parsing a revere censure upon the chemist who sold the poison. ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE.--A little before ten o'clock on Tuesday evening,, a young Woman, apparently about 25 years of age, precipitated herself froM the battlements of Waterloo Bridge, into the river. Fortunately, at the time, a young man named Robins was at the bottom of the steps of the bridge, and perceiving the plunge in the water, put off a boat, and with the assistance of two watermen, succeed in rescuing the unfortunate woman. It was most providential that, at the time, the tide was high, otherwise instant death must have ensued; from the fall, as it is, the woman is so severely injured in the back, that after being taken for the night to a room provided by the Overseers of the Liberty of the 'Savoy for the reception of such objects, it Was found necessary to send her te St. Bartholo mew's Hospital. The only particulars that have been elicited from her are, that her name is Sarah Roberts, and that she bad been out of a situation for about a month, and having no friends to assist her, had determinated to terminate her existence in the above wretched manner. The Chinese empire is divided into 20 provinces. There are reckoned to be 186 capitals, and as many large towns of the second order. The taxes and duties amount annually to a sum of about thirteen millions and a quarter sterling ; 1,912,000 tons of corn and rice are also deducted for the subsistence of the troops, and supplying the public granaries. The civil service costs only one million and a half sterling : but the military ser vice is six times as expensive, amounting to upwards of 8,000,000/. sterling. Mining the arti cles of the Chinese budget, there are found 8,000,0001. for the keeping in repair of the Yellow River, 2,000,0001. for the gardens of Yuen-Ming ; and large auras for the entertainment of the Ministers of State, of the first and second class, to the number of 8,525. The revenue of the State in money and produce is valued at about 80,000,000/. sterling. The duties of entry and exportation on English and American vessels received at Canton add to this sum nearly another million. The revenue of England, which only reckons 22,000,000 of in habitants, rose, in 1824, to a stun which was one half more than that of the whole empire of China, which, according to the latest census, contains 146,000,000 of inhabitants. That part of the population which lives on the water amounts to 2,000,000; the the civil employments do not exceed 9,611, and the military offi cers 7,552. The army forms an enormous mus of 1,968,00 0 men, of which 822,000 belong to the infantry, 410,000 to the cavalry, and 31,000 to the marine.—. Oriental Herald. The races at Goodwood promise more than or nary sport; hie Grace the Duke of - Richmond has spared no ex peime on the course, which is one of the finest in the kingdom. A beautiful grand stand is nearly finished, which his Grace has given up to the public, on payment of a ;Mall sum each person, which money is to be appropriated to the race fund—there are to be three days' sport. The Chichesteriaus will, no doubt, hail, their approach, as the town is rather flat at present, at least it appears particularly so after the late extraordinary bustle, occasioned by its being the theatre of so long an election contest,—Brighton Gazette. HERRING FISHERY--We are much gratified a t observing the continually increasing interest which the fishing on th e coast o f C a ithness has excited among the fishermen in distant parts Of the kingdom. This prosecute the fishing on morning a fleet of ten fishing vessels passed through They had been five weeks on the Caledonian Canal, at Clachnaluirry, from St. Ives pike, weighing seven in Cornwall, on their way to and quite blind, in t t lic heir co p as as t sa o g f e C . Ltit i h , n iv e e s: 7 ; ess Courier, . There is now in a pond belonging to a gentlem an w ye h a o rs v . alues him He has a bwo trehcoclhn become , eig ht e s t ate Ca w quite ilto h a s i pounds,d g e bp s el familiarei er i n r f e we , c 1 iitsi a yiw l haa a t kria r sd g me ss e oeow:n tx, as a great curiosity, and frequently indulges him with a meal on the smaller fry, which is done in manner and form following :—A fi sh is put on a string, fastened to a pole, and after a stamp with the foot on the brink of Is appearance on the , and disappears. He is in t gs h u e eri ft ea w rca a el t , e h r re , ea le J et a li c vy k e,sb r cur: his t a d r ot l l ei 8 t i rae 0 f theyear hisbod.y.is rather annoyed by animalculfe, with which the water is infested. THE ARMY. iyett The Depot of t 1 '6th Regiment of Dragoon Guards real , orders to march yesterday, from Canterbury for Manchester. Detachments belonging to the 4th and 35th Regiments of Foot marched on Wednesday morning, from Westminster for Win chester. A Detachment belonging to the 37th Regiment of Infantry , from Westminster for Portsmouth. A Detachment belonging to the 76 t h Re g ime ' s of Foot, hen Westminster for Jersey. A Detachment belonging to the 69th Regiment Of Infantry* from Westminster for Albany Barracks. A Detachment belonging to t h e 12th Lancers, from West— minster for Hounslow. Detachments of Irish Recruits arrived in town on Wednesday Aram' Bristol, on route to join their respective Corps and Depots. The 2d Division of the 17th Regiment of Infantry, has ant vit at Liverpool from Scotland, and marched for Bolton. A circular from Dublin Castle has been addressed to th Co e lonels of Militia Regiments in Irela nd, requiring a return of the number of men on the staff, the arms, ammunition, &c. of each. Colonel Neynoe arrived in Limerick on Friday, to assume the command of the 84th Regiment. Major-General Sir C. Doyle and suite left Cork on Friday for the Lakes of Killarney. RECORDER'S REPORT. At the Privy Council which was holden yesterd4, the Recorder of London made his report to the King of the prisoners lying under sentence of death in Newg git , namely, James Crawford, aged 17 ; Joseph :13aker , "; Ellen Walker, 37 ; and Mary Ann Pray, 37, r7or how breaking. Henry Smith, 22; James Martin, 2i'; Myers, 57 ; and George Leslie, 17 , for stealing in a 4Aveir ing-house to the value of 44)5., and upwards. John .14err ham, 20 ; William Clark, 40 ; Richard Mansfield, ` 21 ,; snd John Lawler, 20, for burglary. Patrick Ryan , I.*; Liam Thomas Abrahams, 22 ; and James Reid, 20 , for hi g hwa, ' robber y. " Charles 2o; Butcher, Thamag 27, Wiskin,for sh 2 eep4tealing. lim F al ler, and William Toffs, 21, for horse-stealing; and Thomas M iles, 32, for coining. When his Majesty was graciously p leased to respite during his Royal pleasure all the above-named pri soners, excepting Charles Butcher and Joh n Forcibly% upon whom the law is to take its course, Butcher bei n g ordered for execution on Wednesday next, and Fordh l U on the following Monday, the 7th of August. • Smwrs.—Married ladies were celebrated, end numbered among the Romish saints for a reason, which few persons in these degenerate times could divine ; and., as it is allowed that we are suffering frOII the effects of an excess of population, it ought to be known to Professor iVlalthus. The Empress Kuni; gundia, consort' of Henry 11., Emperor of the Ro mans, has with many other women, obtained very high praises from Catholic writers, because ‘` ipg?, matrimonio virginitatem ad mortem usque seriabet o !, even when, married she preserved. her virginity h death.—Baro n jut. A BULL FLIGHT IN•HOLBOHNe—Mr. Gardiner,- who has lately rebuilt the Inn, at a very consideri able expense, erected the fi gtue of a bull in front of °I , his house. The bull alarmed the Commissioners Sewers. Mr. G. had notice to :ake his 'bull tlowni but he refused to comply with their mandate. • A" cordingly, they procured ladders, &cc. ice., and 11 10 . 11 ' tered upwards of fifty men, for the purpoee,of tekni him down. Mr. Gardiner being acquainted with intention, prepared the means of defeat. The ' sst . ' - • ants came opposite Mr. G.'s house ; the moment t h ey began to make preparations, to the astonishmen t every one present, the bull moved majestically to„the top of the house. When there, he displayed Oag' bearing the, inscription, " 1 don't intrude no w r " o t the no small gratification of many who witnessed the Recent. MEETINGS OF CREDITORS. LONDON DIARY, MosnAY, JULY 31. (At the Court of Commissioners.) R. Rutlidge, Weedon Beck, plumber COUNTRY DIARY, MONDAY, JULY 31. 11 R. Burrell, juu. Wakefield—Sessions-house, Wakefield .• • • Cavenagh and Co., Bath and Bristol—York-house, 8ath.....•- .1. Coombs, Ansford—Grosven or Anus, Shaftesbu ry ...••••• B. Cowper, Oldham—Star, Manchester 1 J. Ferguson, Catterick—George, Catterick ................. ' 4 J. Gareide, Manchester—Star, Manchester.. ll W. Hartley, Sheffield—Star,Manchester M. R. and T. Heathfield, Shef. and Tiverton— Star, Man.. • • W. Jones, Yeovil—George, Brainster ll J. Old, Bridgewater—Messrs. Boys, Bridgewater ......... i G. Petty,`Bawtry—blesars. Hawksley's, Baarti7 ......... • W. Pigott, Norwich—Swan, Norwich ...... . ..... . ............. • T. Rostron, Holywell, Flint—Star, Manchester ...... • • LEWES 31ARKET. sc H TUICSDAY, JULY 25.—Beef produced from 4s. Od• Mutton, 4s. 4d. to 4s. 10d..; Lamb, 4s. 6d. to be. Od. ; o f Veal, 4a. 4d. to 4s. 10d. .per stone. A large supplY, nn i al i6 which, on account of the dulluear of the trade, left, the 11 unsold. HAILSHA.NI MARKET. MO i, WrDNISDAY, Juv o e t6.Beef, from 4s. Od. to 4s. D . ' Ves ton, 41. 4d. to 6s. Od. ; Lamb, 4s. 6d. to Bs. Od. • et: d dr 40. 6d. to 58. Od. per stone. Prime things sold with some:, gree of briskness ; but for those of inferior quality th e I, o le , scarcely any demand. The supply was- large, and, in th e s. ' $ great deal of business transacted. • SOUTHALL MARKET. welle u tt y ci a WEDNESDAY, JULY 26.—This dayie market was with tech kind of Fat Stock, but exp er i ence d throughout t-• 0 eery dull sale, at the followin g prices,per stone of 811). 2g4.• sink the offals.-.-Betf, from Ss. 6d. to 4s. 10d. P • Mutton, iw 0 4, 1 t o 4s. 2d. ; Lamb, 4 s . 4d. to s s . 4d. • V e al, 4s. od • tab * n o ei and Pork, Si. 10d. to 4s. 10d. The ;here quotations 151 ,,t 0 of a nd Veal 2d., Lamb f rom 4d. to 8(1. per stone beneath tu : WI day se'nnight , at w hi c h M utton and Pork were stee l , rod„ numbers o f B eas t s , Sh eep , an d Lambs, ta t - ket unsold. BIRTHS. , OP On the 26th inst., at Willoughby-house, Tottenba r Henry Shaftle, of a daughter. , 1 10 0 ' On the elth must , at IS, G reat S t . Heim's, Mil. '''''' dotes White, of a daughter. ----- _.....-- MARRIED. • listth On the 27th inst., at the Friends' Meetly h o ot, T0tt 61 ,.,, of Eilsord Ash,.of Norwich, M.D., to emdin t eldest daup.- - William Fry,, of Stamford hill. Cenfigs On the 19th i ns t., at the Chapel of the" liospital • (having been previously marr i e d b e f ore t h e civil authotl'ii; o o4 l cording to the laws of the country), by the Rev. C. k C 4* Brereton, the Rev. mevsnder Goode, M.A. of Pen:w re-S Soret' lege, Oxford, to Anne Charlotte, monad daughter of Jams Esq., of La Fore; Geneva. On the 27th inst., at St. Clement Danes, by th e Rt si v t . ab, Ham Gurney, M.A. Rector, Mr. Ri c h ar d Buckle Ile osnle Essex-street, to Anne, third daughter of the lets Thoos s of Sunbury, Middlesex, Eaq. _____________.........................._ DIED. ~,, t oth At 'fulliebole-bouse, Kinross-shir e , L a dy bonsai Weil; Tel HenryAloacre wife of the Rev. Sir r ift• Weliwood, Bert" °. . liebole. ueed_lll On the 20th met., , in consequen ce of contusion, , °draw the violent overthrow of a sma ll open c a rriage, the 141 % elk /. Mensfield, M.A., Vicar of Bid e r, Gloucestershire, anu , ~,,,000 the late Lord Chief Justice Mans fi eld. lie was formerli '' of St. Peter's College, B.A. 1803, M.A. 1606. „ ia , Cl' On the 26th inst., at his residen fill h• 11 Th°— 4 ce, P. - 1 , of t Esq., in the 68th year of his age, one of the magietra tea i An d county of Middlesex, and late of the firm of Clark, OW" French, of Ski nner - street . r 0 , se On the 26th i n st., a t Walworth, CePtal° d ames - go II $ t i elder broth er o f t h e T r i n i ty -h ouse , tied 66 * v.ilre l)e- Oft the 27th inst., at Penstones Ho t e l, Cork-street , -ii t ioet Frederica Gulston, only surviviog ch i l d o f Fred eric" ' ' Esq., of Clandon, Surrey, Printed and Published by AI. YOUNG, at th• Stnt 01 ' Na. 11Strand. 1